Ester is a God send..
My daughter lives with myself, her granny and my brother. My mother is retired so she’s never had to have a babysitter. Going back to work after maternity I KNEW it was going to be a hard transition for Le’Anna as she was used to her tiny village. Anyway after the settling in week my daughter jumped out of my arms into Ester’s as we arrived at her house in the morning. Seeing their bond really helped me with my return to work. Le’Anna is so comfortable with Ester and it’s remarkable how quickly it happened too. My favourite things about Ester’s child care service is
1) her variety of food that your kids get
2) she loves an adventure, they are always outside, in nature, at a new park or play group etc
3) I have ZERO routine and I gave Ester my baby who has Zero routine which is so unhelpful especially if a friend or relative is having her for a few hours. Ester provides a diary entry each day which has a thorough break down of everything from nap times, to nappy contents and times, food eaten, activities. You name it she documents it.
4) very Parent lead..she really works with mums, Le’Anna was still only on breast plus some fruit/veg we started with Ester. Ester was really good in listening to what worked at home ect to get her to eat now she eats a vast array of food.
5) both myself and Le’Anna’s Dad are teachers so educational play is also important. And Ester ensures that all early years educational requirements are met
6) they do so much messy play! But her clothes always come home clean.

I could bang on for days about how fantastic she is but give her a try and see for yourself. One thing I would say about Ester is her work speaks for itself. When I was looking for a childminder I went to every play group on Mitcham regularly so I could just observe. When I saw how great Ester was with her kid I was like YUP she needs to have Le’Anna and I just hoped that she had space.

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